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OMB Control No: 2130-0524	ICR Reference No: 201702-2130-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201701-2130-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Railroad Communications (Formerly Radio Standards and Procedures)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 02/28/2017
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/15/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/28/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	6 Months From Approved	03/31/2017
Responses	14,277,561	0	14,277,561
Time Burden (Hours)	337,711	0	337,711
Cost Burden (Dollars)	167,300	0	167,300

Abstract: This regulation establishes safe, uniform procedures covering the use of radio and other wireless communications for specified classifications of railroad operations and roadway workers. FRA amended its railroad communications regulation by restrictiing the use of cellular phones and other electronic devices. The information collected is used by FRA to promote safety in rail operations and to ensure compliance by railroads and their employees with the requirements of this Part. Non-Substantive Change Request: While working on the renewal Supporting Justification for this information collection (expires 02/28/2017), FRA discovered that there was a typo in the totals for the previously approved submission regarding the total number of hours and total number of responses. Instead of the approved 337,717 hours and 14,277,567 responses, the correct numbers total 337,711 hours and 14,277,561 responses. So, FRA is requesting approval of this non-substantive change of a decrease of 6 hours and 6 responses in the OMB inventory for this collection.

Emergency Justfication: Due to the change in presidential administrations, FRA was unable to publish a Federal Register notice in a timely manner to provide a 30-day comment period upon renewal of this control number. FRA will be forwarding the 30-day notice to the Office of the Federal Register tomorrow.. FRA seeks an emergency 30-day extension to March 31, 2017, of OMB control number 2130-0524 so that the agency has an opportunity to submit a renewal for this information collection request without the disruption caused by an expired OMB control number. Accordingly, the FRA is seeking emergency clearance for this information collection pursuant to 5 CPR § 1320.13. The information collection is needed prior to the time periods established in 5 CPR part 1320 and is essential to the FRA mission of providing national rail safety. The agency cannot comply with the normal Paperwork Reduction Act clearance procedures because doing so would disrupt the collection of information currently conducted under OMB control number 2130-0524 as this control number will expire prior to publication of the 30-day Federal Register notice. This would cause public harm by adversely affecting the FRA’s ability to continue to monitor and enforce railroad operations and communications throughout the country. To ensure that FRA has the continued capability to collect essential information, it is imperative that FRA receive a 30-day extension from the OMB for OMB control number 2130-0524.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 432 405(d) Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 432 405(d) Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 74496	10/26/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 12687	03/06/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Railroad Communications (Formerly Radio Standards and Procedures)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	14,277,561	14,277,561
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	337,711	337,711
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	167,300	167,300

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Dennis Yachechak 2024936260

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